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HOTEL ROOMS ARE GOING FAST!!!!!! You better grab them while they are available now people because as the date for the event get closer the rooms under my event that's blocked off for you will disappear quickly! Also the FR16 announcements will get bigger as the event get's closer and closer! goto: http://www.finalround.org/location.cfm And reserve your hotel room today!

***Dojo Mojo FR16 News Flash*** We would like to thank BROKENTIER for being apart of the FINAL ROUND family once again as an official sponsor for FR16. Please check out their website for wonderful FGC apparel for t-shirts, hats, and hoodies! http://www.brokentier.com/ The hypest tournament in the UNIVERSE has teamed up with the finest FGC apparel in the UNIVERSE! Can the earth handle this this much awesomeness?!?!? Stay tuned for more FR16 News!

We would like to Thank ATLUS GAMES for being an continued supporter/sponsor of FINAL ROUND!

94 days until FR16!

Yes this is the same venue we had in 2011, but we'll have 2 other ballrooms in that same area to equal 12,000 sqft in total tournament area space. It's always good to have Utahs best come to the EC and compete in FR16. There's some more news to come for FR16 in the up coming weeks so stay tuned! With last year event having 400+ in ssf4 and umvc3 we are planning for 512 in each of those games and at least 300 players in TTT2. That's why we have to goto the keits/Evo 16 man pool system for FR16 to control the crowds and run things on time. Our goal is to complete everything on time this year, so people will have more time to enjoy the event and the city. Online registration is the key to getting everything done in a timely manner. We urge everyone register online for their badges and games asap, so we can properly make the pools in advance and post them 3-7 days prior to the event date. If you do the emergency registration at the door you'll only have a 4 hour window on thursday evening (7pm-11pm) and friday morning (8am-12noon) to register for tournaments during the event and you WILL NOT BE SEEDED IN ANYWAY! You'll be placed in the 1st available spot in the pools and no effort will be used to seed you by skill level or by city/state. Door registration is one of the main reasons why any event start late IMO. I was going to eliminate at the door registration at this event, but I do understand that it's hard out there these days and sometimes people don't have the money to attend until the last minute. IF that happens and your only option is to sign up at the event at least you have a chance to compete, but we will not remake/reseed the brackets/pools for anyone that signs up late. The pools will start on time. We can't hold up the pools to reseed them for those that didn't register online. So we at FINAL ROUND are asking everyone that seriously plan to attend FR16 to use the online registration to help us run a smooth event. It not only helps us make the pools well in advance, but it's also cheaper to sign up online than at the door. (online reg = $40 and at the door emergency reg = $50) We hope to see everyone that came last year at FR16. Thank you guys for your continued support and i'll see you in March!

yes sir, all side events must be completed on friday. I'll have 3 crt's for you guys to play on, but you have to bring the ps2's. Or are you guys going to use the new release? If you haven't reserved your hotel room under the FINAL ROUND group please goto the following link to secure your room during FR 16 at: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=9735526 The Hilton @ Atlanta Airport has a inside heated pool, a nice resturant, a full Sports bar, coffee spot, and a barbershop in the hotel for FR16. So if players want to get a nice hair cut before they step on to the top 8 stage they can get it done in the hotel! What event can you get a hair cut at inside the venue?!?!?!?!? None that i've heard of, but that's one of the things you can enjoy while being at the venue for FR16 besides the event itself. Don't wait too late to get your rooms because they are starting to go quickly. You don't want to have to search for a hotel last minute and have to get up earlier just to walk or ride a cab to the tournament venue because all the rooms are sold out? Of course you don't, so get your rooms today! See you guys in 104 days! HYPE!

SOUND THE HORN! The call for Volunteer's for FINAL ROUND 16 is being made and you can be apart of the TRADITION that is called FINAL ROUND. Please fill out the info in the link below. Thank you for supporting FINAL ROUND 16. http://www.finalround.org/volunteer.cfm

it would take a good rebirth in the community. With games like sf4, ttt2, umvc3 having atleast 300 -- 400 players per tournament the resources we have must go towards those events to get them completed. Just because something is called a so-called side event doesn't have to be if run correctly and promoted properly. Everyone knows I respect this community of players and I even put the top 8 on my stream last year. I've never said NO we can't run any anime game at fr as long as that scene supports FINAL ROUND I will support them. I wouldn't worry about the title per say more than worrying about keeping your genre of gaming strong for years to come. logistic wise it just makes it easier to put focus on the bigger games because they take the longest to run. It's nothing against you guys. You can count on FR to be a home for GG as long as your community still supports the game. I would like to thank everyone that used the early bird special online registration. You helped our event with signing up early so we can properly start to make the pools in advance! MORE NEWS TO COME! FR16 will be the biggest and hypest FR to date! STAY TUNED SHAWTY!

REMEMBER that Early Bird registration for FINAL ROUND 16 ends after NEC13 this weekend! Please goto http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm to register today!

good luck to everyone attending NEC13

Once again, we will be bringing back the Final Round Midwest Qualifier! This time, we have partnered with KCSRK and the KO (KansasCity Onslaught) Tournament Series to co-host the event! The date is January 12, 2013, and more information can be found here: http://jspot1n0nly.wix.com/kcsrk#!home/mainPage

Here's the new teaser trailer for FINAL ROUND 16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnlhE1U30Gw&feature=plcp Early bird online registration is now open, but will be closing soon. Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is Live at http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm Don't miss out on the discounted badge price and get properly regional seeding in your favorite tournament game/s. Stay tuned for more info on the longest running FGC event on the EC.

Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is now Live at http://www.finalround.org/register.cfm Don't miss out on the discounted price and get properly regional seeding in your favorite tournament game/s. You can pay for badges right now and pay for your games at a later date. So goto the site and handle that business before it's too late.

dude you need to catch a ride 1 hour away from your home town to attend FR. Would someone miss evo if they stayed in carlson city instead of vegas? I hope you can make it out to FR16. Don't just be a stream monster. Attend and play against players from around theworld in your favorite games. Book your hotels rooms right now for FR16 at the following link. https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=11331151

Early Bird Online Registration for FINAL ROUND 16 is now Live at http://www.finalround.org/ Don't miss out on the HYPE that is #FR16

FINAL ROUNDBATS JAPAN are streaming right now! Goto: http://www.twitch.tv/finalroundbats/ for the main stream. Check out the 2nd stream for FRbats on http://www.twitch.tv/gostunvet Yes FRbats has 2 streams now so you get to see more matches #FRB Right now p4A is on both streams.

FINAL ROUNDBATS JAPAN are streaming right now! Goto: http://www.twitch.tv/finalroundbats/ for the main stream. Check out the 2nd stream for FRbats on http://www.twitch.tv/gostunvet Yes FRbats has 2 streams now so you get to see more matches #FRB Right now p4A is on both streams.

Well the Arcade release is for the end of the year so I doubt they release the home version within 3 months of the arcade release, but who knows. I would like to announce that Persona 4 Arena will be an OFFICIAL tournament game at FINAL ROUND XVI. Tune in for more announcements throughout the up coming months.

Location: Hilton Atlanta Airport 1031 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GA 30354 $93 for the double bed room under the Final Round discounted group rate. Yes we are happy to return to the Hilton near the airport for FRXVI. Players that fly to FRXVI will be a 3 minute shuttle ride from the venue. There's a FREE 24 hour shuttle from the Airport to the tournament venue so no expensive cab rides from the airport this year. This location also has plenty of places to eat inside the venue and around the venue and it is PET FRIENDLY for you guys that bring your pets to the tournament. This year we'll be using the EVO/UFGT pool system (16 man brackets per pool, double elim) for all tournaments at FRXVI to stream line the tournament in a timely manner. At this moment the 4 games that are confirmed for now as Official events for FRXVI are the following: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Street Fighter 4 AE v.2012 Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 King Of Fighters 13 Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code SoulCaliburV Persona 4 Arena Of course other games in the FGC will be added to FRXVI , so please stay tuned to www.finalround.org to get the updates to the tournament roster. Also keep an eye out for promotional trailers and early bird registration coming soon! If you can't attend FINAL ROUND XVI then please watch our live stream on the following stream channels: Team Spooky-- http://www.twitch.tv/teamsp00ky Finalroundbats-- http://www.twitch.tv/finalroundbats/ Online Early Bird Special for registration will start in October. There will be more info coming soon so get hype for the longest running event on the east coast! I talked with Jeff and just like last year there will be an Side tournament for GG at FRXVI with the latest version! Of course all side tournaments must be done on Friday march 29, 2013 due to the size of FR these days. Stay tuned for more announcements in the near future!

Sorry about the misprint on the official ranking on the fr website. I'll copy and paste this on our site. Thank you for supporting FRXV. I hope you guys enjoyed you time at this years event. Thanks to everyone that helped jeff run both of these events at FRXV.

This will be my only post for awhile, but I just wanted to say thank you guys for supporting Final Round XV. For everyone that attended FRXV "I apoligize for the massive delays during Saturday events". From the delays to the DQ's I place all of that on my shoulders. It was my fault because I under estimated the community and how many people were planning to attend this years event. I was very under staffed and I did not have enough equipment to PROPERLY run an event of FRXV size. With the tournament being under staffed it put more stress on the volunteers/staff to run more pools than we asked them to do. We had two 400+, one 250+, and a 170+ tournament to get towards the top 32-top 16 within a 16 hour period! With the added problem of trying to upload various games patches in brand new ps3 made every tournament run slow on saturday. I'll do my best to not have this happen again on such a large scale. Thanks to everyone for making new hype moments at FRXV. From the top players we all know and to the everyday guy that came to frxv just to spectate. All of you made this years event a great event to attend and a great distraction from my personal life problems. Thanks for all the well wishes throughout the weekend. You don't know how much that keep me going because I throw final round for the people/community. If you guys are happy then i'm happy. Also thanks to everyone that donated towards my mothers funeral. From the bottom of my heart thank you! I didn't know how much the community would stand behind a stranger with gifts to help someone in a time of need. You will never know how much I appreciate this FGC! Now that I have posted this please give me time to reflect.

you are already here blue link?

So it's FINAL ROUND WEEK and we at FINAL ROUND want to know how many years have you been to Final Round? example: It's going on 15 years for me but who's counting? lol

For EVERYONE that paid online registration for your game and not your badge or vice versa you better get here early on friday morning because your registration IS NOT COMPLETE! For those that didn't online register at all you better be here bright and early on Friday March 2, 2012 because registration ends on friday! We had online registration up for 6 months so I hope you guys can make it out, but if you get here on Saturday thinking you are going to sign up for a tournament you'll be sadly mistaken. There's only 4 days until FRXV eve so get hype people! If you can get a friend to sign you up early on friday that would work also, but he needs all of your information and the money to buy the badge. We'll put you in the system, and he will have your badge.

see you in 6 days